Waaaaaaay back in the early 1980s I remember watching a TV commercial.

Well, it was more of a public service announcement about the dangers of prescription drugs, specifically when dealing with small children. In short, the commercial tells kids that pills are not candy, and they should stay away from them. The commercial was very simple, with four hand puppets as pills. There was nothing special about the way the commercial looked… BUT the song the pills sang was probably the best jingle I have ever heard in all of my life!

For some years now I’ve been wanting to find info on it. After not being able to dig anything up, I forgot about it again. Last night, for some reason, I was searching again. This time I found audio only of the commercial. I couldn’t stop smiling. This was it! This was the song I used to love over 20 years ago. I would never change the channel when this commercial was on.

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Isaac Hayes has quit “South Park,” where he voices Chef, saying he can no longer stomach its take on religion. Hayes, who has played the school cook in the animated Comedy Central satire since 1997, said in a statement Monday that he feels a line has been crossed.

“There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins.”

“Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honored. As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices.”

Isaac Hayes, voice of Chef

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